Arrow Video screens GEORGE A. ROMERO BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN (review)

Between the cult classics NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE DEAD, George A. Romero directed a trio of low-budget obscurities that are getting the attention they deserve courtesy of Arrow Video.  In THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA,Vietnam vet/session musician Chris takes to the road and winds up in his hometown where he falls into a whirlwind romance with a television commercial actress.  In SEASON OF THE WITCH, unfulfilled housewife Joan finds an outlet for her frustrations in witchcraft, but has she summoned something else or is it all in her head?  In THE CRAZIES, the military descends on Evans City when a viral outbreak turns the locals into crazed killers, but even those who are unaffected are caught in between soldiers told to treat anyone who resists as the enemy and their own friends and family who cannot control their impulses for violence.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video USA (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAWN Blu-ray specs:

• There's Always Vanilla (1971):
• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 pillarboxed fullscreen
• English LPCM 1.0 mono
• DVD:
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Travis Crawford
• "Affair of the Heart: The Making of There's Always Vanilla" documentary featuring interviews with producers John Russo and Russell Streiner, stars Judith Streiner and Richard Ricci, and sound recordist Gary Streiner
• "Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George Romero" archive interview with Romero discussing his early films "There’s Always Vanilla" and "Season of the Witch"
• Image Galleries:
• Filming Locations gallery with audio commentary by Romero Historian Lawrence DeVincentz
• Collectible Scans
• Theatrical Trailer
• Season of the Witch (1972):
• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 pillarboxed fullscreen
• English LPCM 1.0 mono
• DVD:
• 4:3 non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen
• English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Theatrical Version (90 minutes)
• Blu-ray Exclusive: Extended Version (105 minutes)
• Audio Commentary by critic Travis Crawford on the Theatrical Cut
• "When Romero Met Del Toro" filmmaker Guillermo del Toro in conversation with George Romero
• "The Secret Life of Jack's Wife" archival interview with actress Jan White
• Alternate Opening Titles:
• "Jack's Wife"
• "Hungry Wives"
• "Season of the Witch"
• Image Galleries:
• Filming Locations gallery with audio commentary by Romero Historian Lawrence DeVincentz
• Collectibe Scans
• Trailers:
• "Hungry Wives"
• "Season of the Witch"
• The Crazies (1973):
• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 widescreen
• English LPCM 1.0 mono
• DVD:
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critic Travis Crawford
• "Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies" Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations
• "Crazy for Lynn Lowry" star Lynn Lowry discusses her early career
• Q&A with Lynn Lowry filmed at the 2016 Abertoir Film Festival
• Audio Interview with producer Lee Hessel
• Behind the Scenes footage (with optional commentary by Lawrence DeVincentz)
• Alternate Opening Titles
• Image Galleries:
• Filming Locations
• Collectible Scans
• Trailers & TV Spots:
• Trailer 1
• Trailer 2
• TV Spot 1
• TV Spot 2
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger, Kier-La Janisse and Heather Drain.